Adjustable headrest



July 11, 1933. c. M. JAcoBsEN 1,917,587y

ADJUSTABLE HEADREST EU QT Iriver/'rokJ CHR/s TIA/y M. JA coBsE/Y LIEU MW ATTORNEY.

July 11, 1933. C, n. J-ACOBSEN 1,917,587

VADJUSTABLE HEADREST Filed oct. 22. 1931 2 sheets-sheet fe n unl /N VE N-roR, CHRISTIAN M JA coBsEN LA"A TTQRNEK Patented July 11, 1933 iran stares CHRSTIAN EI. JACBS'EN, OF NEWCASTLE, ENDIANA .ADJSTABLE Application filed October T his invention relates to adjustable head rest devices, moie particularly to devices ot this character employed for supporting the heads of corpses while upon the cooling board and prior to the disposal thereof in the casket7 and has Jtor one of its objects to provide a simply constructed device which.

may be adjusted to control the height and also adapted to be set at any desired angle and locked in its adjusted position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists substantially in the con-l struction'herein described and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying draw- "f inO's inA which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, with the head. rest elevated.

Figure 2 is a plan View of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is an end elevation, partly in section, of Fig. 1. Y

f Fig. 7.

rThe improved device includes a base por-A tion having an elevated rim 11 and a plurality of spaced perforated ears 12 and spaced tooth bars 13, the latter each including a spaced guide member 14 asshown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The head rest portion includes a lower base portion 15 and an upper upholstered portion 16. Pivoted at one end at 17 to the under face of the member 15 are spaced bars 1S, the latter in turn pivoted at their other ends respectively between the ears 12, as at 19. Pivoted at 20 to the under tace of the member 15 at the end thereof opposite to the pivots 17, is another bar 21 which extends between the guard members 14 and also between the toot-hed bars 13, and is provided with a transverse pin 22 extending laterally to engage the teeth of the members 18. The pin 22 also extends beneath the guard members 14, and whereby the bar 21 HEADREST 1931. Serial No. 5'`0,410.

is thereby prevented from upward displacenient whenthe adjustments are made.

Pivoted at to the under face of the headA rest base 15 and between the side edges thereot is a tubular member 211, and slidable in the tubular member is a rod 25, the rod being pivoted at 26 to a cleat attached to the base 10 as shown. The member 25Kis also tubular and provided with a plurality ot' spaced sockets 2T, and pivoted at 28 to the lower end ot the member 2d is a latch device 29, the upper end 30 ot the latch being adapted to be 'projected ythrough an aperture 31 in the member 24 and into one ot the sockets 2T, as shown iii Fig. 8. A push rod 52 is 6 hold'tlie latch in position. Thus when it is desired to raise or lower the head rest it is only necessary to push the knob 34 toward the head rest when the rod'32 will torce the latch 29 downwardly and outwardly to the limit ot the slots 35 which movement will withdraw the toe 30 oi the latch from the socket 2T with which it is engaged, and release the head rest which may be raised, low ered or set at an angle as illustrated in Fig. 5, by manually adjusting the pin 22 in the teeth 1d, as will be obvious. When the desired adjustmentv is completed, a slight pull upon the knob 3st will throw the point 30 ot the latch into engagement with the nearest socket 27, and lock the head rest in its new position.

The device is simple in construction' and can be readily adjusted to any desired height or angle, and without removing any of the parts.

Having now described my invention, that which l claim to be new and desire to secure by Let-ters Patent, is:

1. A device of the kind described, coinprisinga base, a head rest, rack teeth on the base, support means having pivotal connection at its one end with the base, and at its other end with the end portion of the head rest, support means having pivotal connection With the other end portion of the head rest and its lower end being engaged With said rack teeth, a telescopic member between the base and one end of the head rest, means operable to unite the sections of said telescopic member against movement one on the other When the head rest is in adjusted position, and operable to disunite said sections to permit them to move, one on the other, When the position ot the head rest is to be adjusted.

2. A device of' the kind described, comprising a base, a head rest, rack teeth on the base, opposed support bars each having pivotal connection at its one end with the vbase, and at its other end with the underside of an end portion of the head rest, an intermediate support bar having pivotal connection With the underside of the other end of the head rest and its lower end being engaged with said rack teeth, a telescopic member between the base and the head rest, means operable to unite the sections of said telescopic member against movement one on the other when the head rest is in adjusted position, and operable to disunite said sections vto permit them to move one on the other, when the position of the head rest is to be adjusted.

3. In a device of the kind described comprising a base, and a head rest, and means between the base and said head rest to support the latter at adjusted height and incline, means to hold the head rest in the position in which it is adjusted consisting' of a telescopic member, the ends of Whose sections are connected to the head rest and base, and means associated with said telescopic member, operable to unite the sections thereof against movement one on the other, and operable to disunite said sections to permit them to move, one on the other.

4. In a device of the kind described comprising a base and a head rest, and means between the base and said head rest to support the latter at adjusted height and incline, means to hold the head rest in the position in which it is adjusted consisting of a telescopic member, the ends of its sections heing adapted to be connected to the head rest and to said base, one of said sections having spaced sockets in longitudinal alignment, and a latch device on the other of said sections operable to position engaged with, and operable to position disengaged from, said sockets.

In testimonj7 whereof I affix my signature. 

